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the battle over the law is expected to reach the u.s. supreme court. >>> today u.s. and british officials are applauding a high-level defection from moammar gadhafi's regime. they say it's a sign the regime is crumbling from within, but the news comes on another day of setbacks for the opposition. steve handelsman reports. >> reporter: again today, libyan rebels were in retreat. firing on government forces with what little they've got. but taking fire and taking flight. the rebels were moving away from tripoli. moammar gadhafi's regaining ground, but he's lost something that might matter more. libyan foreign minister, mus musa kusa defected to britain, his right-hand man, some say orchestrated the lockerbie bombing. >> the point is, the pressure on gadhafi is intense, the people around him are realizing that their days -- the days of this regime are numbered. >> reporter: it's a validation of the obama coalition plan to destroy gadhafi's deadliest weapons. this was a belgian f-16 attack yesterday. and tip the balance to the rebels, without sending in u.s. ground forc
the battle over the law is expected to reach the u.s. supreme court. >>> today u.s. and british officials are applauding a high-level defection from moammar gadhafi's regime. they say it's a sign the regime is crumbling from within, but the news comes on another day of setbacks for the opposition. steve handelsman reports. >> reporter: again today, libyan rebels were in retreat. firing on government forces with what little they've got. but taking fire and taking flight. the...
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u.s., all the way from the west coast to the east, and all the while we've been told these are minute, trace amounts that pose no harm to any of us. but now the epa says traces of radiation have been found in milk. again, they say, far below levels of public health concern, but that won't stop some public concern. it's where we begin tonight with nbc's tom costello in washington. tom, good evening. >> reporter: hi, brian. the u.s. has already halted imports of dairy products and produce from japan, but radiation travels in the air, it falls on pastures and meadows and it appears to have been consumed already by american cows. 4700 miles from the nuclear disaster in japan, the faintest hints of radiation have now turned up in america's milk supply. trace amounts of radioactive iodine 131 found in samples taken from california on march 28th and washington state on march 25th. but levels so low the epa says a sample taken from spokane would have to be 5,000 times higher to reach levels at whi
u.s., all the way from the west coast to the east, and all the while we've been told these are minute, trace amounts that pose no harm to any of us. but now the epa says traces of radiation have been found in milk. again, they say, far below levels of public health concern, but that won't stop some public concern. it's where we begin tonight with nbc's tom costello in washington. tom, good evening. >> reporter: hi, brian. the u.s. has already halted imports of dairy products and produce...
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. >>> u.s. officials acknowledging that cia operatives are on the ground in libya saying they're as setting the strength and needs of the rebel forces. president obama has not made a decision yet on whether to away the rebels fighting know mar gadhafi. back here at help, though, lawmakers say it's too early to arm them warning that the opposition groups could contain terrorist organizations. congress is also unhappy that secretary of state hillary clinton and secretary of defense robert gates did not give an exit strategy to this conflict. >> if they had time to consult with the arab league and nato and the united nations, why in the devil didn't they have time to consult with us. >> they did not talk with an exit strategy. when you talk about time, they didn't give anytime. >> despite concerns that congress didn't get a vote before the military action, hillary clinton says she is anning firm in her statement that the decision was legal. >>> vice president biden is reporting good progress on tal
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meanwhile u.s. officials have acknowledged that cia operatives are on the ground in that country assessing the strength and needs of the rebel forces. back here at home, lawmakers say it's too early to arm them warning that the opposition groups could also continue terrorist organizations like al qaeda. congress is also unhappy that secretary of state hillary clinton and secretary of defense robert gates did not give an exit strategy to this conflict. >>> new from overnight, ten sailors aboard the uss "john c. stennis" are recovering from a fire off the coast of san diego. it started when the fighter jet's engine exploded during a training exercise. the jet was preparing for takeoff from the flight deck. none of the injuries are life threatening. >>> one city leader has a new plan to keep kids off the street and in the classroom. a bill would crack down on true inside city in hopes of reducing youth violence in the district. his legislation would's dues the number of unexcused absences from school b
meanwhile u.s. officials have acknowledged that cia operatives are on the ground in that country assessing the strength and needs of the rebel forces. back here at home, lawmakers say it's too early to arm them warning that the opposition groups could also continue terrorist organizations like al qaeda. congress is also unhappy that secretary of state hillary clinton and secretary of defense robert gates did not give an exit strategy to this conflict. >>> new from overnight, ten...
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the u.s. still trying to decide whether or not to arm those rebels. president obama says he hasn't ruled it out. but they need more information. they appear to be disorganized, disjointed, and part of the concern here on capitol hill is there may be elements of al qaeda or hezbollah backing these rebels. so it appears we have the cia on the ground to get more information on that. >> tracie potts live on the hill for us. thank you, tracy. >>> and as gadhafi's forces push back the rebel, one of the spots supporters reclaimed was an oil port causing oil prices to go back up. with gadhafi forces in control of that oil port, crude exports have halted causing less oil to come out of the region. >>> vice president biden is reporting good prg on talks to prevent a government shutdown. negotiate tore ors are reported working on a proposal. tea party activist s demanded even deeper cuts. it's well below the $60 billion in cuts the republican controlled house passed, but it does represent some movement by democrats. >>> new from overnight, ten sailors aboard the
the u.s. still trying to decide whether or not to arm those rebels. president obama says he hasn't ruled it out. but they need more information. they appear to be disorganized, disjointed, and part of the concern here on capitol hill is there may be elements of al qaeda or hezbollah backing these rebels. so it appears we have the cia on the ground to get more information on that. >> tracie potts live on the hill for us. thank you, tracy. >>> and as gadhafi's forces push back the...
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the u.s. will do that here. experts say they may be gathering intelligence about the opposition forces which seem to be fragmented or about moammar gadhafi's military to help the air assault effort there. now, also, we know this morning that libya's foreign minister has defected. he arrived in london yesterday, officials say, protesting the attacks on civilians. the u.s. is hoping this means that ga gaffe definitefy's government may be imploding from the inside. and speaking of those rebels, they are backing off. gadhafi's army winning in many areas. they seem to be, as i mentioned, disorganized and here on capitol hill, the big question seems to be whether or not the u.s. government will arm them. veronica. >> tracie potts live for us this morning in washington, thank you. >>> pressure is mounting on japan to expand the evacuation zone around its damaged power plant amid concerns about radiation seeping from the facility. radiation in one village 25 miles from the complex is twice the suggest
the u.s. will do that here. experts say they may be gathering intelligence about the opposition forces which seem to be fragmented or about moammar gadhafi's military to help the air assault effort there. now, also, we know this morning that libya's foreign minister has defected. he arrived in london yesterday, officials say, protesting the attacks on civilians. the u.s. is hoping this means that ga gaffe definitefy's government may be imploding from the inside. and speaking of those rebels,...
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and tip the balance to the rebels without sending in u.s. ground forces. >> the removal of moammar gadhafi will likely be achieved overtime through political and economic measures and by his own people. >> reporter: defense secretary gates convinced some on capitol hill. not others. >> what is humanitarian about providing to one side of the conflict the ability to wage war against the other side? >> reporter: the obama administration will not confirm reports that teams of u.s. cia agents are on the ground now in libya, helping the rebels regroup and turn back toward tripoli. >> but add the miles an hour is telling congress, there's still no u.s. move to send heavier weapons to the rebels. i'm steve handelsman, news4, capitol hill. >>> virginia senator jim webb is among the members of congress who did not favor military intervention in libya. he says president obama acted unilaterally and should have involved congress first. because there were no americans in danger. >> i think there were legitimate questions about the legality or the constit
and tip the balance to the rebels without sending in u.s. ground forces. >> the removal of moammar gadhafi will likely be achieved overtime through political and economic measures and by his own people. >> reporter: defense secretary gates convinced some on capitol hill. not others. >> what is humanitarian about providing to one side of the conflict the ability to wage war against the other side? >> reporter: the obama administration will not confirm reports that teams...
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today u.s. and british officials are applauding a high-level defection from moammar gadhafi's regime. they say it is a sign that regime is crumbling from within. but the news comes on a day of -- another day of setbacks for the rebels. steve handelsman reports. >> reporter: again today, libyan rebels were in retreat. firing on government forces with what little they've got. but taking fire and taking
today u.s. and british officials are applauding a high-level defection from moammar gadhafi's regime. they say it is a sign that regime is crumbling from within. but the news comes on a day of -- another day of setbacks for the rebels. steve handelsman reports. >> reporter: again today, libyan rebels were in retreat. firing on government forces with what little they've got. but taking fire and taking
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levels will likely drop quickly. >>> u.s. officials acknowledging that cia operatives are on the ground in libya saying they're simply assessing the strength and needs of the rebel forces. meanwhile, nato has assumed command of all air operations taking over from the u.s. back here at home lawmakers say it's too early to arm the rebels, warning that the opposition groups could also contain terrorist organizations like al qaeda. congress is also unhappy that secretary of state hillary clinton and secretary of defense robert gates did not give an ek et strategy to the conflict. >> if they had time to consult with the arab league and time to consult with the united nations, why didn't they consult with us? >> they didn't talk about an exit strategy. they didn't give any time. >> despite concerns that congress didn't get a vote before the military action, secretary of state clinton stands firm in her statement that the decision was legal. >>> and this morning four journalists kidnapped by moammar gadhafi loyalists in libya shared
levels will likely drop quickly. >>> u.s. officials acknowledging that cia operatives are on the ground in libya saying they're simply assessing the strength and needs of the rebel forces. meanwhile, nato has assumed command of all air operations taking over from the u.s. back here at home lawmakers say it's too early to arm the rebels, warning that the opposition groups could also contain terrorist organizations like al qaeda. congress is also unhappy that secretary of state hillary...
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u.s. could be doing covertly arming the rebels in their fight against gadhafi. now, u.s. officials caution that they have not done that yet. this is essentially laying the legal groundwork to do that. once you do, it comes under fairly strict congressional oversight, but done in a classified way, carl. >> chuck, what has the white house said about this? what are they legally able to say if they want to deny it? >> reporter: it's a covert operation and is legally deniable. that's number one. the white house is not confirming anything. obviously a few weeks ago when this crisis began they did announce that the full capabilities of the u.s. intelligence community would be used. now, at the time the implication was this was about the over the air surveillance, things like that in order to try to track gadhafi's movements. it was also at that time that the cia operatives were going into the country to begin gathering intelligence about the operation and gadhafi. one other thing, carl, the u.s.
u.s. could be doing covertly arming the rebels in their fight against gadhafi. now, u.s. officials caution that they have not done that yet. this is essentially laying the legal groundwork to do that. once you do, it comes under fairly strict congressional oversight, but done in a classified way, carl. >> chuck, what has the white house said about this? what are they legally able to say if they want to deny it? >> reporter: it's a covert operation and is legally deniable. that's...
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the u.s. britain and france has interests in sustaining a civil war rather than reaching some type of. time when things can be sort of put back together in the country can be a whole it's about sustaining the period of civil war and thus the stabilizing revolutions which took place in tunis and in egypt i think it's interesting that there is such a respect for these u.n. resolution for the un resolution one thousand nine hundred ninety three when israel has violated countless un resolutions in the united states britain and france had never even considered military action let alone sanctions but we'll hear what benefit does it have for the last for the u.k. france and the united states to have such strife going on in libya to have the civil war as you say they want to keep that going by. what i think if we can specifically talk about britain for a moment let's look at who was next to david cameron when he went to egypt after the revolution it was his friends from b. eighty systems this war is c
the u.s. britain and france has interests in sustaining a civil war rather than reaching some type of. time when things can be sort of put back together in the country can be a whole it's about sustaining the period of civil war and thus the stabilizing revolutions which took place in tunis and in egypt i think it's interesting that there is such a respect for these u.n. resolution for the un resolution one thousand nine hundred ninety three when israel has violated countless un resolutions in...
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twelve days into the u.s. bombing of libya. u.s. congressman were hoping to finally get some answers but after two hours of questioning the secretary of defense and chairman of the joint chiefs of staff they were still confusion about the u.s. is ending and i think a policy success would be the removal of. the gadhafi regime the military mission is a limited one and does not include regime change. the rebels that we don't have much visibility into into those who have risen against gadhafi each element has its own agenda. it's pretty much a pick up all going to this point and whether the u.s. will arm them discuss our plans if you need it regarding arming the rebels they seem to be getting there but swept but it's in maryland pass the buck on that one deferring to the white house once there was a qaeda decided to bristle and there we would clearly have a problem about how long the u.s. will stay the bottom line is no one can predict for you how long it will take. for that to happen and whether the u.s. is at war at all these are comb
twelve days into the u.s. bombing of libya. u.s. congressman were hoping to finally get some answers but after two hours of questioning the secretary of defense and chairman of the joint chiefs of staff they were still confusion about the u.s. is ending and i think a policy success would be the removal of. the gadhafi regime the military mission is a limited one and does not include regime change. the rebels that we don't have much visibility into into those who have risen against gadhafi each...
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the u.s. has cultivated in fan if you will events with which it invades nations or one or two or three locations change the list of enemies grows the habit becomes harder to shake even as the costs rack up military spending casualties and the steve world image what is the real toll of america's wars in iraq afghanistan and libya the three currency was a battlefield let's take a look at what they cost by going to have thousand of people that's the official american death toll in iraq and afghanistan another seventy thousand the estimated number of injured u.s. soldiers. while some one hundred seventy thousand are thought to be suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder but we're also looking at the number of people that are being killed by u.s. actions and there we're going up into the millions it's estimated that one hundred thousand to one million iraqis are dead or million displaced aaron emery after a tour in iraq is tired of the u.s. trying to run the rest of the world american way of l
the u.s. has cultivated in fan if you will events with which it invades nations or one or two or three locations change the list of enemies grows the habit becomes harder to shake even as the costs rack up military spending casualties and the steve world image what is the real toll of america's wars in iraq afghanistan and libya the three currency was a battlefield let's take a look at what they cost by going to have thousand of people that's the official american death toll in iraq and...
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>> reporter: the pentagon says the u.s. has spent more than a half a billion dollars on the libyan mission so far. with another $40 million added to the price tag every month. meanwhile, americans are almost evenly split about libya. the latest ap poll shows 48% disapproving -- approving of u.s. involvement and 50% disapproving. betty? >> all right, joel brown in washington for us. joel, thank you. >>> ten sailors were injured during a training exercise on board an american aircraft carrier. the "uss john c. stennis" was about 100 miles off the coast of san diego yesterday when the engine of a jet fighter malfunctioned. the f/a-18 was preparing for takeoff when the engine exploded and caught fire. the pilot was not injured, but four sailors were flown to shore for treatment. none of the injuries is life threatening. >>> now, the food and drug administration says not to worry. what is described as very low levels of radiation have been found in a sample of milk from washington state. the fda says the news was expected, consi
>> reporter: the pentagon says the u.s. has spent more than a half a billion dollars on the libyan mission so far. with another $40 million added to the price tag every month. meanwhile, americans are almost evenly split about libya. the latest ap poll shows 48% disapproving -- approving of u.s. involvement and 50% disapproving. betty? >> all right, joel brown in washington for us. joel, thank you. >>> ten sailors were injured during a training exercise on board an american...
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tonight's the u.s. reportedly authorizes covert cia operations in libya while the libyan foreign minister defects to the u.k. but either development seems to stop progress darty forces for telling further rebel advances there are the latest for we. also work holes in stabilizing the fukushima nuclear plant as groundwater radiation around the vicinity reaches a winery. and russia close of travels to siberia is doorstep where space travelers welcome home from orbit join us then in the screech. hello this is our team from moscow my name is kevin and it's now nine pm here and it's seven in the evening in tripoli the top story the u.s. is reportedly sending cia teams into libya to gather intelligence and set up links with rebels it comes as doubts grow about the exact makeup of the movement to oust colonel gadhafi criticism of plans to arm them with nato officials themselves admitting they fear that al-qaeda fighters are among the rebels. as the latest from tripoli for. well there have been airstrikes in the
tonight's the u.s. reportedly authorizes covert cia operations in libya while the libyan foreign minister defects to the u.k. but either development seems to stop progress darty forces for telling further rebel advances there are the latest for we. also work holes in stabilizing the fukushima nuclear plant as groundwater radiation around the vicinity reaches a winery. and russia close of travels to siberia is doorstep where space travelers welcome home from orbit join us then in the screech....
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twelve days into the u.s. bombing of libya. u.s. congressman were hoping to finally get some answers but after two hours of questioning the secretary of defense and chairman of the joint chiefs of staff they were still confusion about the u.s. is ending and i think a policy success would be the removal of. the gadhafi regime the military mission is a limited one and does not include regime change. the rebels that we don't have much visibility into into those who have risen against gadhafi each element has its
twelve days into the u.s. bombing of libya. u.s. congressman were hoping to finally get some answers but after two hours of questioning the secretary of defense and chairman of the joint chiefs of staff they were still confusion about the u.s. is ending and i think a policy success would be the removal of. the gadhafi regime the military mission is a limited one and does not include regime change. the rebels that we don't have much visibility into into those who have risen against gadhafi each...
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the u.s. or poles have you all for all eyes is still a operations in libya while the libyan foreign minister defected to the u.k. but neither development thinks a stunt pro could out the forces from republicans but the prevalent. cold since dave lives in the fukushima nuclear plant is radiation levels in the sea reach new high the u.n. bush's budget plan to expand the evacuation say. on russia close up travel to side periods cool step west space travelers get that welcome home from orbit join also the journey up big we. are very warm welcome to you this is a line from the u.s. reportedly sending cia teams into libya to gather intelligence and set up links with rivals when it comes as donaldson grobe about the exact makeup of the movement colonel gadhafi pointed criticism of plans to arm them with nato officials themselves admitting they fear that al-qaeda fighters are among the rebels pulis leader has the latest from tripoli. well they have been air strikes in the east and south eastern suburb
the u.s. or poles have you all for all eyes is still a operations in libya while the libyan foreign minister defected to the u.k. but neither development thinks a stunt pro could out the forces from republicans but the prevalent. cold since dave lives in the fukushima nuclear plant is radiation levels in the sea reach new high the u.n. bush's budget plan to expand the evacuation say. on russia close up travel to side periods cool step west space travelers get that welcome home from orbit join...
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u.s. engineers and others are explaining their options of containing the leak. >> in the small village 40 kilometers northeast of fukushima, while outside detroit exclusion zone, the people living here thought they were safe -- northeast of fukushima, well east -- outside of the exclusion zone. >> this has exceeded the data. >> the latest news from fukushima also offers no grounds for optimism. yvette tb's do not know when or even if they will be able to return home -- in evacuees -- the evacuees do not know. >> we do not know when the situation will normalize, and we do not think there will be a future for us in the city. >> operator tepco has decided to decommission four of the reactors. filling them up may be necessary. >> government and experts are considering but these four buildings at the fukushima-dai- ichi plant to stop the spread of the substances. >> a they will spray it with a synthetic resin to try to prevent radioactive dust from being blown away or being watched to see. in a
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and the systems the u.s. has in place to monitor radiation in the air, the water, even the food and milk supply. as nbc's george lewis reports, there are some glitches in those systems. >> reporter: the japanese nuclear disaster has this epa lab in alabama on high alert, monitoring the air, the water and samples of milk for any signs of radiation. >> 24 hours a day, seven days a week, we're monitoring the air across the united states. >> reporter: and so far so good. none of the 124 air monitors in the network has picked up any sign of harmful radiation. but, the epa has conceded it's had problems with some of those monitors. on the west coast, only half of them were fully functioning as the fukushima plant in japan began emitting radiation. three monitors were out of service and others had to be double checked for potentially faulty data. and while the epa claims this is no big deal, anti-nuclear activists disagree. >> an emergency radiation system should be working, and it is very problematic, an epa system
and the systems the u.s. has in place to monitor radiation in the air, the water, even the food and milk supply. as nbc's george lewis reports, there are some glitches in those systems. >> reporter: the japanese nuclear disaster has this epa lab in alabama on high alert, monitoring the air, the water and samples of milk for any signs of radiation. >> 24 hours a day, seven days a week, we're monitoring the air across the united states. >> reporter: and so far so good. none of...
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and while the u.s. gets expensive bogged down in libya american billionaires are watching their wealth rise as we report later this hour a financial analyst moves kaiser stacy had to dig into the week's financial scandals. you see that the average american lost twenty three percent of their net wealth. forbes wealthiest list reflects changes in global economy and the wealth of the world's billionaires was up twenty five percent in the same time that the wealth of the american population was down twenty three percent yes yes it's a club soccer see you see normally capitalism is about risk reward risk reward winners and losers like this you say this was this is what f.d.r. guaranteed very depression when he brought in the f.c.c. and if you guys see it all the reforms like classical but the last twenty five years thanks to j.p. morgan goldman sachs we have something like this. we. more of that a little later back to the news now though and you can work at the damage fukushima nuclear plants being hampered
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tonight the u.s. reportedly authorizes covert cia operations in libya while the libyan foreign minister defects to the u.k. but neither development seems to stop production forces from further rebel advances we've got the latest for you plus. cults and save lives in the fukushima nuclear plant as groundwater radiation a round of passivity reaches a worrying. and russia close travels to siberia is doorstep where space travelers get their welcome over from all of its joyous that in the. region. even for me kevin oh it's ten pm here in moscow and it's eight in the evening in tripoli right now and the u.s. is reportedly sending cia teams into libya to gather intelligence and set up links with rebels it comes as doubts grow about the exact makeup of the movement to oust colonel gadhafi that's prompted criticism in time of plans to arm them with nato officials themselves admitting that they fear that al qaeda fighters are among the rebels. as the latest from tripoli. well they have been air strikes in the e
tonight the u.s. reportedly authorizes covert cia operations in libya while the libyan foreign minister defects to the u.k. but neither development seems to stop production forces from further rebel advances we've got the latest for you plus. cults and save lives in the fukushima nuclear plant as groundwater radiation a round of passivity reaches a worrying. and russia close travels to siberia is doorstep where space travelers get their welcome over from all of its joyous that in the. region....
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after alaska came under u.s. control the russian american company lost its influence and the russian settlers were offered a choice either return to russia or live in the reservation like settlement of menial check. what became of the money earned in the alaska deal was shrouded in mystery. the official version claimed that the whole payment reach to russia and it was spent on the construction of railways. rumors persisted however that the ship carrying the gold received from the sale of alaska had sunk in the pacific. derrius was born and raised in alaska like many alaskans he refers to other states in the lower forty eight gary is sure that americans have a poor impression of the forty nine most people in the lower forty eight don't know that alaska is part of america. but many believe that it's own country and they wonder what kind of money they're going to have to use when they're here and. i've actually had people compliment you sound just like an american. has lived in the small settlement. since birth ther
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former u.s. president jimmy carter has ended a three day trip to cuba and find ways of improving relations between the two countries carter criticize u.s. policy towards cuba several decades of financial sanctions and indeed. here an immediate end to the trade embargo travel home on. the scene of. he said he was pleased to see. the last soviet leader mikhail gorbachev turned eighty this month and the biggest party taking place in london world stars and politicians flocked to a charity concert in his honor roll all nazis lower and it spoke to some of the v.i.p.'s on the red carpet. this star studded evening brings together influential people from various walks of life for a charity dollar to mark the eightieth birthday of mikhail gorbachev known as the man who changed the world and the first and only president of the u.s.s.r. former british prime minister john major thanks german chancellor gerhard schroeder and two term california governor arnold schwarzenegger just some of the political figures
former u.s. president jimmy carter has ended a three day trip to cuba and find ways of improving relations between the two countries carter criticize u.s. policy towards cuba several decades of financial sanctions and indeed. here an immediate end to the trade embargo travel home on. the scene of. he said he was pleased to see. the last soviet leader mikhail gorbachev turned eighty this month and the biggest party taking place in london world stars and politicians flocked to a charity concert...
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the u.s. reports of you all the rises cia operations in libya while the libyan foreign minister defects and to begin a new development seems to stop broke it down before it was those from repelling further rebel advances. holds in stabilizing the for the human nuclear plant as radiation levels in the sea reached new orleans the u.n. which is but you can shoot stan evacuations a. russia close up travel to siberia is almost step where space travelers get that welcome home from all the joy and the chin elephants queen. and proposals by russian president richard vedder to overhaul russian state companies are kicking up a storm storm even before they're introduced the president wants to see government officials both the board of state companies more in business in twenty minutes. a very warm welcome to you this is all seen life from moscow the u.s. is reportedly sending cia teams into libya to gather intelligence and such hard links with rivals when it comes is down some grow about the exact makeup
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world news and much more live from will scare the top story u.s. president barack obama has reportedly signed secret orders allowing the cia to carry out covert missions inside libya teams of operatives are thought to have been gathering intelligence for military strikes and setting up links with rebels on the foreign minister has arrived in britain saying he's no longer willing to work on the regime of colonel gadhafi. has the latest from the libyan capital tripoli. well there have been airstrikes in the east and south eastern suburbs of tripoli at a military base there while the front line seems to have been pushed it was so further back it is now not far from the town of ajdabiya which is just seventy kilometers rates of the rebel stronghold of benghazi there have been a number of coalition air strikes in and around which certainly does the jets that the coalition is afraid there could have his forces are closing in on this town and also they do not want i just to forward to the gadhafi forces now the terrain that a group of fighters are fightin
world news and much more live from will scare the top story u.s. president barack obama has reportedly signed secret orders allowing the cia to carry out covert missions inside libya teams of operatives are thought to have been gathering intelligence for military strikes and setting up links with rebels on the foreign minister has arrived in britain saying he's no longer willing to work on the regime of colonel gadhafi. has the latest from the libyan capital tripoli. well there have been...
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i mean the u.s. . she was dragged into the situation and libya it was the french and expand the british who were enthusiastic about intervention there on the grounds of. minimizing civilian casualties. but from the beginning none of the western powers said that they would be committing ground troops to the conflict and libya. i mean the u.s. had no option but to interfere against the pressure from its european allies ok david i mean i can't think i mean and i really try to do my homework for this program i can't think of any humanitarian corridor or humanitarian intervention where you end up putting ground forces on moving them into the into the battlefield expanding the battlefield expanding the civil war. well i agree with what you just said. i think that obama's statement to me seems confused and a bit naive. the problem the united states faces is that when the u.s. becomes publicly involved in a military operation there's an expectation it's going to succeed and if it and produce something you ca
i mean the u.s. . she was dragged into the situation and libya it was the french and expand the british who were enthusiastic about intervention there on the grounds of. minimizing civilian casualties. but from the beginning none of the western powers said that they would be committing ground troops to the conflict and libya. i mean the u.s. had no option but to interfere against the pressure from its european allies ok david i mean i can't think i mean and i really try to do my homework for...
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cutting the u.s. reliance on foreign oil something that he wants to reduce by one third over the next ten years and yes that does mean drill baby drill now obama also laid out plans to focus more on natural gas biofuels and nuclear energy as well as making cars and trucks more efficient holroyd or is a should and a clean energy standard with the goal of generating eighty percent of the nation's electricity from clean energy sources by twenty thirty five and you know what all of that sounds very nice but it's going to cost money so let's take a wild guess as to which areas congress would be more likely to fund joining me to discuss it is david robert senior staff writer for grist or their thank you so much for joining us tonight like i said it seems like there really are some very ambitious goals here within obama's plan especially things like cold weather ization fuel standards for commercialized trucks but let's just talk about the congress that we have in session now right how much he want to bet th
cutting the u.s. reliance on foreign oil something that he wants to reduce by one third over the next ten years and yes that does mean drill baby drill now obama also laid out plans to focus more on natural gas biofuels and nuclear energy as well as making cars and trucks more efficient holroyd or is a should and a clean energy standard with the goal of generating eighty percent of the nation's electricity from clean energy sources by twenty thirty five and you know what all of that sounds very...
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taxpayers and u.s. funds u.s. support whether the concerns about libya right now is that we go in and we start arming the rebels who are the rebels they're not an organized army it's a collection of everybody who leech good are. so. others who might present a serious threat so this is are being asked to be approached very very cautiously and i think we are seeing a great deal of caution on this if this was simple and we know exactly who the other side laws i didn't know would be this that they that we're seeing so i think we are moving cautiously and justly russia slate tell me how is it conscious if we say that we don't even know who these rebels are so we again we don't know who we might be arming who we might be helping we've already established that we clearly are picking sides here in this civil conflict how is that conscious i feel like that puts you in so much more risk for the future and more stuff we need is who's the american head of nato command has been in front of congress the past few days and he sai
taxpayers and u.s. funds u.s. support whether the concerns about libya right now is that we go in and we start arming the rebels who are the rebels they're not an organized army it's a collection of everybody who leech good are. so. others who might present a serious threat so this is are being asked to be approached very very cautiously and i think we are seeing a great deal of caution on this if this was simple and we know exactly who the other side laws i didn't know would be this that they...
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and the u.s. imposed trade embargo and travel ban unproductive he was seen off by cuban leader who just said he was pleased with the. police in syria have reportedly opened fire the demonstration the homes hearts and over time it was unclear whether shots were fired at protesters or into the head on a speech by president bashar assad in which he did not refer to the state of emergency widely dicta one of the human rights groups or more than sixty people have been killed in a government crackdown on protests since washington. oh heard today the russia close up taking texas to the doorstep of siberia youngins commission we now know for its nuclear research in arms about it went region was shut off to all foreigners until recently as the early ninety's but now it's wide open. yes and i've been sky hosts the welcoming party for returning cosmonauts and astronauts as one of the designated space capsule nanjing cern's social recovery teams are always ready to track and train and just minutes after the e
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in the global community in the u.s. dollar what do you see happening there i noticed that the fellow who was queening. gold and silver dollars a while ago i think was something like free money i don't remember the exact name of the company but he just got locked up for twenty five years a judge in the us accused him of being a terrorist so. people who think that they can somehow skirt the financial system. are wrong you know that they will. they will be dominated by the bernanke's of this world and others there isn't really a way out except to make two money and that's kind of what i try to explain to people this is reduce your need for. any kind of interaction with with the official economy and we will do better let's talk about oil for a second what role it plays it's in the triple digits again the last time oil prices were the size of stock markets plunged shortly thereafter how do you see oil prices factoring into this going forward to meet the all of the short term view is that there's a lot of volatility of the lo
in the global community in the u.s. dollar what do you see happening there i noticed that the fellow who was queening. gold and silver dollars a while ago i think was something like free money i don't remember the exact name of the company but he just got locked up for twenty five years a judge in the us accused him of being a terrorist so. people who think that they can somehow skirt the financial system. are wrong you know that they will. they will be dominated by the bernanke's of this world...
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welcome to the program kerry just got off story now u.s. president barack obama has reportedly signed secret orders raring cia teams to enter libya to gather intelligence and set up links for the rebels meanwhile the libyan foreign minister has arrived in britain saying he's no longer willing to work under the regime of colonel gadhafi. has the latest from tripoli. where they have strikes in the east and south eastern suburbs. tripoli at a military base there while the front line seems to have been pushed it was the further back it is now not far from the town of ajdabiya which is just seventy kilometers rates of the rebel stronghold of benghazi and have been a number of coalition air strikes in and around i just be i would switch certainly doesn't just that the coalition is afraid their government forces are closing in on this town and also they do not want a juggler to forward to gadhafi is false is now the terrain that will fighters are fighting on is working against him it is essentially one highway in the desert it is very hard for the
welcome to the program kerry just got off story now u.s. president barack obama has reportedly signed secret orders raring cia teams to enter libya to gather intelligence and set up links for the rebels meanwhile the libyan foreign minister has arrived in britain saying he's no longer willing to work under the regime of colonel gadhafi. has the latest from tripoli. where they have strikes in the east and south eastern suburbs. tripoli at a military base there while the front line seems to have...
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very warm welcome to you this is on the scene live from moscow i'm alex habits u.s. president brock a ball has reportedly signed secret orders allowing cia teams and to libya as i gather intelligence and some top links with rebels meanwhile the u.k. says it's not offering immunity to the libyan foreign minister moussa koussa he's arrived in britain saying he's no longer willing to work under the regime of kind of gets out the. clear has the latest from tripoli. well there have been airstrikes in the east and south eastern suburbs of tripoli at a military base there while the front line seems to have been pushed ever so further back it is now not far from the town of ajdabiya which is just seventy kilometers weights of the rebel stronghold of benghazi there have been a number of coalition air strikes in and around darby i would switch thirty dozen jets where the coalition is afraid that gadhafi forces are closing in on this town and also they can often find a job or two for gadhafi forces now the terrain that a group of fighters are fighting on is working against them
very warm welcome to you this is on the scene live from moscow i'm alex habits u.s. president brock a ball has reportedly signed secret orders allowing cia teams and to libya as i gather intelligence and some top links with rebels meanwhile the u.k. says it's not offering immunity to the libyan foreign minister moussa koussa he's arrived in britain saying he's no longer willing to work under the regime of kind of gets out the. clear has the latest from tripoli. well there have been airstrikes...
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u.s. is helping over there. alison? >> reporter: dave, let's get back to a live look at that house armed services committee hearing going -- committee going on right now. they are testifying about the u.s.-led operation in lib ba. in the last hour, the secretary gates acknowledged the u.s. knows very little about the rebels taking on the libya regime. >> there are multiple, multiple agendas, at this point we don't have a lot of visibility in those. >> reporter: cia operatives, now on the ground in libya, they've been reportedly working in labia for weeks trying to gain the strength of gadhafi 'forces -- gadhafi's forces and they are trying to find out if cade is there -- if al qaeda is there. back to you. >> okay. alison. thank you. >>> a really wild scene in syria. look at this. a speech by president of syria yesterday aingeed, rather than appeased those who -- angered rather than appeased those who wanted it. in his speech, the president blamed the anti-government protests on a foreign c
u.s. is helping over there. alison? >> reporter: dave, let's get back to a live look at that house armed services committee hearing going -- committee going on right now. they are testifying about the u.s.-led operation in lib ba. in the last hour, the secretary gates acknowledged the u.s. knows very little about the rebels taking on the libya regime. >> there are multiple, multiple agendas, at this point we don't have a lot of visibility in those. >> reporter: cia operatives,...
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tonight the u.s. reportedly authorizes covert cia operations in libya while the libyan foreign minister defects to the u.k. but neither development seems to stop progress alfy forces repelling further rebel advances. were called some stabilizing the fukushima nuclear plant as groundwater radiation a rather facility reaches a bar review i. brush of close up trouble to siberia as doorstep where space travelers go welcome home from the world with joy the sigma chilled the streets. below this is artsy for moscow when it was kevin owen it's now eight pm here and it's six and leaving in tripoli the top story the u.s. is reportedly sending cia teams into libya to gather intelligence and set up links with the rebels but it comes as doubts grow about the exact makeup of the movement to oust colonel gadhafi that's prompted criticism of plans to arm them with nato officials themselves admitting they fear that al-qaeda fighters are among the rebels are to fall asleep is got the latest from tripoli. but they have
tonight the u.s. reportedly authorizes covert cia operations in libya while the libyan foreign minister defects to the u.k. but neither development seems to stop progress alfy forces repelling further rebel advances. were called some stabilizing the fukushima nuclear plant as groundwater radiation a rather facility reaches a bar review i. brush of close up trouble to siberia as doorstep where space travelers go welcome home from the world with joy the sigma chilled the streets. below this is...
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the u.s. it reportedly authorizes covertly cia operations in libya rather libyan foreign minister defects to the u.k. but neither development seems it to stop production forces propelling a further rebel advance its. holes in stabilizing the fukushima nuclear plant is radiation levels in the sea reach new highs the u.n. pushes for to plan to expand the evacuation say. and then some travel to siberia still southwest space travelers get their welcome home from orbit joining us military obviously job. a very warm welcome to you this is r.c. live from moscow now the u.s. is reportedly sending cia teams into libya to gather intelligence and set up links with rebels it comes down to grow about the exact makeup of the me with colonel gadhafi and his criticism of plans to arm them with nato officials in cells and missing they fear that al qaeda fighters are among the rebels. the latest from tripoli. well there have been airstrikes in the east and south eastern suburbs of tripoli at a military base the
the u.s. it reportedly authorizes covertly cia operations in libya rather libyan foreign minister defects to the u.k. but neither development seems it to stop production forces propelling a further rebel advance its. holes in stabilizing the fukushima nuclear plant is radiation levels in the sea reach new highs the u.n. pushes for to plan to expand the evacuation say. and then some travel to siberia still southwest space travelers get their welcome home from orbit joining us military obviously...
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the u.s. military should arm the rebel forces. there is a lot of concern about who the rebels really are and whether the decision could come back to bite in that respect for the united states. there is a lot of concern, really, about whether arming the rebels would be the right decision. >> we heard the foreign office here in the u.k. confirming the libyan foreign minister arrived in london defecting from the libyan regime there. any comment from the white house? >> strangely the white house has been really quiet on this issue so far. given the fact that it is potentially a propaganda for forces, it is surprising. no comment from the white house. going back to the issue of whether or not the united states will arm rebel forces. they say they are not ruling it out or not ruling it in. the balm administration is fairly tight-lipped on this option of whether they should arm the rebel forces. it is worth pointing out the directive does not necessarily mean that the arming has already taken place.
the u.s. military should arm the rebel forces. there is a lot of concern about who the rebels really are and whether the decision could come back to bite in that respect for the united states. there is a lot of concern, really, about whether arming the rebels would be the right decision. >> we heard the foreign office here in the u.k. confirming the libyan foreign minister arrived in london defecting from the libyan regime there. any comment from the white house? >> strangely the...
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jaffe is with the u.s. geological survey and watched with intense, personal interest the japanese tsunami. >> i was not able to sleep that entire night. i felt it was my duty as a scientist to track what was going on and let people know as much as possible, what i thought the risks were. i think the message is that we >> reporter: jaffe says that since the indonesia tsunami of 2004, the number of tsunami researchers has more than doubled. looking at geological deposits, they can trace historically the intensity and damage of past tsunamis and while they haven't figured out how to prevent the big waves-- and may never-- they have figured out how to predict where the waves will travel, and with what intensity and speed once an earthquake occurs. on the day of the japanese quake, scientists were able to warn people in hawaii of impending danger. >> we zero in on one community on the island of maui, we can see that the forecast for this island seven hours before it struck the island was for some small flooding
jaffe is with the u.s. geological survey and watched with intense, personal interest the japanese tsunami. >> i was not able to sleep that entire night. i felt it was my duty as a scientist to track what was going on and let people know as much as possible, what i thought the risks were. i think the message is that we >> reporter: jaffe says that since the indonesia tsunami of 2004, the number of tsunami researchers has more than doubled. looking at geological deposits, they can...
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u.s. reportedly also rises covertly cia operations in libya while the libyan foreign minister defected you may need a development seems to stop example forces from propelling the rebel the city. holds in stabilizing the push even nuclear plant is radiation levels in the sea you reach new eyes the u.n. which is japan toots fund evacuations a. loss of close up travel to siberia stalls where space travelers get out welcome home for all could join us in the chilly arctic region. and new regulations aimed at helping russia trade for a new investments have been spelled out by present me very worried business involvements minutes. a very warm welcome to you this is on the line from moscow the u.s. is reportedly sending cia teams into libya to gather intelligence and set up links with rebels when it comes down to grow about the exact makeup of the movement to oust colonel gadhafi and that's criticism of plans to arm them with nato officials themselves admitting they fear that al-qaeda fighters are
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so as the u.s. considers its options, it will have to consider not just weapons but training. >> and one of them certainly will be arming the rebels, which requires american special forces on the ground to do this right. >> michael o'hanlon of the brookings institution believes a few hundred antitank weapons would swing the tide of battle in a matter of days but it would also violate president obama's repeated pledge not put american boots on the ground in libya. >> it may not have to be the united states. there's good reason to think some european special forces could do comparably well, maybe even better in some ways given their contacts. >> reporter: but who would they be arming? u.s. intelligence is still trying to determine what lurks behind the public face. the admiral who has taken command of the operation said there are concerns the rebels may include some of america's worst enemies. >> we have seen flickers in the intelligence of potential al qaeda, hezbollah. we've seen different things. >
so as the u.s. considers its options, it will have to consider not just weapons but training. >> and one of them certainly will be arming the rebels, which requires american special forces on the ground to do this right. >> michael o'hanlon of the brookings institution believes a few hundred antitank weapons would swing the tide of battle in a matter of days but it would also violate president obama's repeated pledge not put american boots on the ground in libya. >> it may not...
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today, scientists in the u.s. say we're unprepared. >> a number of cities are at risk on the eastern seaboard for major earthquakes. boston, new york city, charleston. >> reporter: it's not just california. the most dangerous zone is in the middle of the country. in the lower midwest. the last big one here was in 1895. and when, not if, when it happens again, millions would be left homeless and billions in damages. >> in the center of the united states, it's like a hard, cold slab that allows the energy to travel. in california, energy dissipates quicker. >> reporter: jerry is a geologist in memphis. he shows us old buildings that would never make it. they were built long before the strict codes. >> in areas that may receive the most damage, you would expect that those fire department buildings may not be operational. >> reporter: the scientists suggest we test early warning systems. which were working in japan and may have made a difference. they are pushing for more aggressive building codes. and new rules to re
today, scientists in the u.s. say we're unprepared. >> a number of cities are at risk on the eastern seaboard for major earthquakes. boston, new york city, charleston. >> reporter: it's not just california. the most dangerous zone is in the middle of the country. in the lower midwest. the last big one here was in 1895. and when, not if, when it happens again, millions would be left homeless and billions in damages. >> in the center of the united states, it's like a hard, cold...
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the rebels in libya but maintained there is no reason to believe their presence is significant but a u.s. military study three years ago said lidia's made up the second largest group of jihadists in the world right after saudi arabia all of that seems to be discarded as the u.s. is trying to prop up the opposition in libya as some analysts say in an attempt to forge a relationship with them that would be favorable for the united states in the future but experts say arming the rebels could backfire we've been in a situation in afghanistan one day we help people and the next day they shoot at us in afghanistan back in the eighty's the u.s. had a narrow goal to help them fight soviet troops subsequently the same militants turned their rockets and training against the u.s. . among those of them was osama bin ladin whose group of eventually evolved into al qaida. and what we see with the troubles. you know so. leading to. construction of the boat well over two decades after arming the afghan mujahedeen america is now considering giving weapons to another rebel band with an unclear identity si
the rebels in libya but maintained there is no reason to believe their presence is significant but a u.s. military study three years ago said lidia's made up the second largest group of jihadists in the world right after saudi arabia all of that seems to be discarded as the u.s. is trying to prop up the opposition in libya as some analysts say in an attempt to forge a relationship with them that would be favorable for the united states in the future but experts say arming the rebels could...
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scientists in the u.s. are sounding the alarm here that we are woefully unprepared. >> we have a number of cities on the eastern seaboard that are at risk for major earthquakes. boston, new york city, charleston, south carolina. >> reporter: it's not just california. the most dangerous zone is in the middle of the country, in the lower midwest. the last big one here was in 1895 and when, not if, when, it happens again, there would be millions left homeless and billions in damages. >> it's like a hard, cold slab that allows energy to travel very efficiently. in california the rocks are relatively hot, shattered and energy dissipates quicker. >> reporter: gary patterson is a geologist in memphis and he showed us old buildings across his city that he says would never make it. they were built long before current codes with old brick masonry. school buildings, police and fire departments. >> areas that may receive the most damage, you would expect those fire department buildings may not be operational. >> report
scientists in the u.s. are sounding the alarm here that we are woefully unprepared. >> we have a number of cities on the eastern seaboard that are at risk for major earthquakes. boston, new york city, charleston, south carolina. >> reporter: it's not just california. the most dangerous zone is in the middle of the country, in the lower midwest. the last big one here was in 1895 and when, not if, when, it happens again, there would be millions left homeless and billions in damages....
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this is a dictatorship that harbors u.s. fugitives and terrorists and on the list of state-sponsored terrorists, and yet former president jimmy carter was hoping that he would fully recover. well, unfortunately, the dictator has somewhat recovered. and what has he been doing? well, more of the same. he still harbors the fugitives and creates havoc around the hemisphere and continues to oppress his people, torture his people. and we have seen example after example of that with again the last arrests that i just spoke of. mr. speaker, a couple of weeks ago, i spoke -- a group of us here in congress spoke to another one of my heroes, dr. bissette. he is a brilliant cuban physician. he found an organization for human rights in 1997. that was founded to promote the study and defense of human rights and denounce human rights violations inside cuba and wherever else they may take place. for denouncing, mr. speaker, the double standards and discrimination against the cuban people, the discrimination that the cuban health care system
this is a dictatorship that harbors u.s. fugitives and terrorists and on the list of state-sponsored terrorists, and yet former president jimmy carter was hoping that he would fully recover. well, unfortunately, the dictator has somewhat recovered. and what has he been doing? well, more of the same. he still harbors the fugitives and creates havoc around the hemisphere and continues to oppress his people, torture his people. and we have seen example after example of that with again the last...